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Nollywood filmmaker Funke Akindele has achieved a historic milestone with her latest film, “Everybody Loves Jenifa.”

The film has officially broken box office records, surpassing the ₦1 billion mark to become the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time.

This groundbreaking achievement was announced by FilmOne, the film’s distributor, on their official Instagram page.

“Everybody Loves Jenifa” has officially hit a historic ₦1.466 billion and counting at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of all time! A massive THANK YOU to our incredible audiences in Nigeria and Ghana for making this dream a reality. Your support is everything. On to even greater heights! Still showing in cinemas near you—experience the magic on the big screen,” the statement read.

 

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See the full list of nominations for the 56th NAACP Image Awards below.

Entertainer of the Year Nominees 

• Cynthia Erivo
• Keke Palmer
• Kendrick Lamar
• Kevin Hart
• Shannon Sharpe

Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year Nominees

• Kai Cenat
• Keith Lee
• RaeShanda Lias
• Shirley Raines
• Tony Baker

Motion Pictures Categories 

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures)
• “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
• “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
• “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• André Holland — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing” (A24)
• John David Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• Kingsley Ben-Adir — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
• Martin Lawrence — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Cynthia Erivo — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
• Kerry Washington — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
• Lashana Lynch — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
• Lupita Nyong’o — “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount Pictures)
• Regina King — “Shirley” (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Brian Tyree Henry — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• Corey Hawkins — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• David Alan Grier — “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (Focus Features)
• Denzel Washington — “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
• Samuel L. Jackson — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• Ebony Obsidian — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
• Lynn Whitfield — “Albany Road” (Faith Filmworks)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• “Albany Road” (Faith Filmworks)
• “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• “Rob Peace” (Republic Pictures)
• “Sing Sing” (A24)
• “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

• “El lugar de la otra” (Netflix)
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
• “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (NEON)
• “The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi” (ArtMattan Films)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

• Brandon Wilson — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Clarence Maclin — “Sing Sing” (A24)
• Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• Ebony Obsidian — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
• Ryan Destiny — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

• “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
• “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
• “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
• “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

• “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• “Kung Fu Panda 4” (DreamWorks Animation)
• “Moana 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• “Piece by Piece” (Focus Features)
• “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)

Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance – Motion Picture

• Aaron Pierre — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• Anika Noni Rose — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• Ayo Edebiri — “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• Blue Ivy Carter — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• Lupita Nyong’o — “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)

• “Chocolate with Sprinkles” (AFI)
• “Definitely Not a Monster”
• “If They Took Us Back”
• “My Brother & Me” (MeowBark Films)
• “Superman Doesn’t Steal”

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)

• “if(fy)” (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
• “Nate & John” (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
• “Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz ‘Jackie Robinson’” (Exhibit Treal Studios)
• “Self” (Pixar Animation Studios)
• “Walk in the Light” (419 Studios)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

• David Fortune — “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
• Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Titus Kaphar — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• Zoë Kravitz — “Blink Twice” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture

• Anthony B. Jenkins — “The Deliverance” (Netflix)
• Blake Cameron James — “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Jeremiah Daniels — “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
• Percy Daggs IV — “Never Let Go” (Lionsgate)
• Skylar Aleece Smith — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture

• Andrés Arochi — “Longlegs” (NEON)
• Jomo Fray — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Justin Derry — “She Taught Love” (Andscape)
• Lachlan Milne — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• Rob Hardy — “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)

Television and Streaming Categories  

Outstanding Comedy Series

• “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• “How to Die Alone” (Hulu)
• “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
• “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
• “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Cedric The Entertainer — “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
• Damon Wayans — “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
• David Alan Grier — “St. Denis Medical” (NBC)
• Delroy Lindo — “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
• Mike Epps — “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)
• Kerry Washington — “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
• Natasha Rothwell — “How to Die Alone” (Hulu)
• Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• Tichina Arnold — “The Neighborhood” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Damon Wayans Jr. — “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
• Giancarlo Esposito — “The Gentlemen” (Netflix)
• Kenan Thompson — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
• Tyler James Williams — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• William Stanford Davis — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Danielle Pinnock — “Ghosts” (CBS)
• Ego Nwodim — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
• Janelle James — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• Wanda Sykes — “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

• “9-1-1” (ABC)
• “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
• “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• “Found” (NBC)
• “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Aldis Hodge — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Donald Glover — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Harold Perrineau — “From” (MGM+)
• Jabari Banks — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
• Michael Rainey Jr. — “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Angela Bassett — “9-1-1” (ABC)
• Emayatzy Corinealdi — “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
• Queen Latifah — “The Equalizer” (CBS)
• Shanola Hampton — “Found” (NBC)
• Zoe Saldaña — “Lioness” (Paramount+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Adrian Holmes — “Bel-Air” (Netflix)
• Cliff “Method Man” Smith — “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)
• Isaiah Mustafa — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Jacob Latimore — “The Chi” (Paramount+)
• Morris Chestnut — “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Adjoa Andoh — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
• Coco Jones — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
• Golda Rosheuvel — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
• Lorraine Toussaint — “The Equalizer” (CBS)
• Lynn Whitfield — “The Chi” (Paramount+)

Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

• “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
• “Griselda” (Netflix)
• “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
• “The Madness” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

• Aaron Pierre — “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
• Colman Domingo — “The Madness” (Netflix)
• Kelvin Harrison Jr. — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
• Kevin Hart — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Laurence Fishburne — “Clipped” (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
• Naturi Naughton — “Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie” (Lifetime)
• Sanaa Lathan — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
• Sofía Vergara — “Griselda” (Netflix)
• Uzo Aduba — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

• Don Cheadle — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Luke James — “Them: The Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
• Samuel L. Jackson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Terrence Howard — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

• Brandy Norwood — “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
• Jayme Lawson — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
• Loretta Devine — “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)
• Sanaa Lathan — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
• Taraji P. Henson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

• “Black Men’s Summit” (BET Media Group)
• “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
• “Laura Coates Live” (CNN)
• “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” (CNN)
• “The ReidOut” (MSNBC)

Outstanding Talk Series

• “Hart to Heart” (Peacock)
• “Sherri” (Syndicated)
• “Tamron Hall Show” (Syndicated)
• “The Jennifer Hudson Show” (Syndicated)
• “The Shop” Season 7 (YouTube)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

• “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
• “Password” (NBC)
• “Rhythm + Flow” (Netflix)
• “The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo)
• “Tia Mowry: My Next Act” (WeTV)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

• “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
• “Deon Cole: Ok, Mister” (Netflix)
• “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…” (Netflix)
• “Katt Williams: Woke Foke” (Netflix)
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• “Craig of the Creek” (Cartoon Network)
• “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
• “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
• “Sesame Street” (Max)
• “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)

• Caleb Elijah — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Graceyn Hollingsworth — “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
• Leah Sava Jeffries — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+)
• Melody Hurd — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• TJ Mixson — “The Madness” (Netflix)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Abby Phillip — “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” (CNN)
• Henry Louis Gates Jr. — “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
• Jennifer Hudson — “The Jennifer Hudson” (Syndicated)
• Joy Reid — “The Reidout” (MSNBC)
• Sherri Shepherd — “Sherri” (Syndicated)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) –
Individual or Ensemble

• Alfonso Ribeiro — “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
• Keke Palmer — “Password” (NBC)
• Nick Cannon — “The Masked Singer” (FOX)
• Steve Harvey — “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
• Taraji P. Henson — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)

Outstanding Guest Performance

• Ayo Edebiri — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
• Cree Summer — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• Keegan-Michael Key — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• Marlon Wayans — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
• Maya Rudolph — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Animated Series

• “Disney Jr.’s Ariel” (Disney Jr.)
• “Everybody Still Hates Chris” (Comedy Central)
• “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
• “Iwájú” (Disney+)
• “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance (Television)

• Angela Bassett — “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix)
• Cree Summer — “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)
• Cree Summer — “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Dawnn Lewis — “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
• Keke Palmer — “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary

• “In the Margins” (PBS)
• NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports (CBS)
• “Roots of Resistance” (PBS)
• “SC Featured” (ESPN)
• “The Prince of Death Row Records “(YouTube TV)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

• Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)
• Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” (BET+)
• Maurice Williams — “The Madness” (Netflix)
• Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
• Vince Staples — “The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)

Recording Categories

Outstanding New Artist

• Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
• Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
• Samoht (Affective Music)
• Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
• Tyla (Epic Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
• Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
• October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
• Usher (mega/gamma.)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
• Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
• Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
• GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
• H.E.R. (RCA Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

• “Heart of a Human” — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
• “Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
• “Still Karen” — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
• “Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
• “The Maverick Way Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)

Outstanding International Song

• “Close” — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
• “Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• “Jump” — Tyla (Epic Records)
• “Love Me JeJe” — Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
• “Piece of My Heart” — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

• “Alright” — Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
• “Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)” — Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
• “Boy Bye” — Chlöe (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
• “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
• “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Album

• “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii (Epic Records)
• “Cape Town to Cairo” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
• “Coming Home” — USHER (mega/gamma.)
• “Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
• “Glorious” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

• “Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)” (Tuff Gong/Island Records)
• “Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)” (Hollywood Records)
• “Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)” (Hollywood Records)
• “The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Geneva Club under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
• “Wicked: The Soundtrack” (Republic Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

• “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
• “Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
• “God Problems (Not By Power)” — (Tribl Records)
• “I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
• “Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• “Creole Orchestra” — Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
• “Epic Cool” — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
• “Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies” — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
• “On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute” — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
• “Portrait” — Samara Joy (Verve Records)

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

• “16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
• “I Found You” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
• “Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• “Saturn” — SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song

• “Mamushi” — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
• “Murdergram Deux” — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
• “Noid” — Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
• “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
• “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

• Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
• Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
• Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick — “God Problems (Not By Power)” (Tribl Records)
• Muni Long & Mariah Carey — “Made for Me” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
• Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)

• Flo & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records)
• GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — “RAIN DOWN
• ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
• Usher & Burna Boy — “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
• Victoria Monét feat. Usher — “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
• Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture

• “Challengers (Original Score)” (Milan Records)
• “Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (WaterTower Music)
• “Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” (Walt Disney Records)
• “The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Back Lot Music)
• “The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)” (Milan Records)

Documentary Categories  

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• “Daughters” (Netflix)
• “Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• “King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones” (Freestyle Digital Media)
• “Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
• “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

• “Black Barbie: A Documentary” (Netflix)
• “Black Twitter: A People’s History” (Hulu)
• “Gospel” (PBS)
• “Simone Biles Rising” (Netflix)
• “Sprint” (Netflix)

Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)

• “Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps” (American Masters and Firelight Media)
• “Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call” (American Masters and Firelight Media)
• “How to Sue the Klan”
• “Judging Juries”
• “Silent Killer” (Kaila Love Jones Films)

Writing Categories  

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Ashley Nicole Black — “Shrinking” – “Changing Patterns” (Apple TV+)
• Brittani Nichols — “Abbott Elementary” – “Breakup” (ABC)
• Crystal Jenkins — “No Good Deed” – “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)
• Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” – “Chasing Ghosts” (BET+)
• Jordan Temple — “Abbott Elementary” – “Smoking” (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

• Azia Squire — “Bridgerton” – “Tick Tock” (Netflix)
• Ben Watkins — “Cross” – “Hero Complex” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” – “First Date” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Geetika Lizardi — “Bridgerton” – “Joining of Hands” (Netflix)
• Lauren Gamble — “Bridgerton” – “Old Friends” (Netflix)

• Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — “Mr. Crocket” (Hulu)
• Bree West, Chazitear — “A Wesley South African Christmas” (BET+)
• Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
• Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana — “Música” (Amazon Prime Video)
• Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

• Barry Jenkins — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Steve McQueen — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
• Titus Kaphar — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
• Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Directing Categories  

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” – “Napkins” (FX/Hulu)
• Bentley Kyle Evans — “Mind Your Business” – “The Reunion” (Bounce TV)
• Robbie Countryman — “The Upshaws” – “Ain’t Broke” (Netflix)
• Tiffany Johnson — “How to Die Alone” – “Trust No One” (Hulu)
• William Smith — “The Vince Staples Show” – “Brown Family” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• Carl Franklin — “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – “Blame It on the Rain” (Netflix)
• Marta Cunningham — “Genius: MLK/X” – “Protect Us” (National Geographic)
• Marta Cunningham — “Genius: MLK/X” – “Who We Are” (National Geographic)
• Paris Barclay — “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (Netflix)
• Rapman — “Supacell” – “Supacell” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special

• Kelley Kali — “Kemba” (BET+)
• Marcelo Gama — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
• Shanta Fripp — “Black Men’s Summit” (BET Media Group)
• Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free” (BET+)
• Tina Mabry — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

• Jeymes Samuel — “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
• Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
• Reinaldo Marcus Green — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
• Steve McQueen — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)

• Bao Nguyen — “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
• Dawn Porter — “Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
• Deborah Riley Draper — “James Brown: Say It Loud” (A&E)
• Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard — “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys” (A&E)
• Nneka Onuorah — “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” (Amazon Prime Video)

Literary Categories  

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• “A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” — Tia Williams (Grand Central Publishing – Hachette Book Group)
• “Grown Woman” — Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Neighbors and Other Stories” — Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword) (Grove Atlantic)
• “One of Us Knows: A Thriller” — Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “What You Leave Behind” — Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

• “A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune” — Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press – Penguin Books)
• “Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest” — Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)
• “Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World” — Daniela Edmeier,
  Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn (Abrams Books – Harry N. Abrams)
• “The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience” — Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)
• “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America” — Larry Tye (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• “A Kind of Madness” — Uche Okonkwo (Tin House Books)
• “AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture” — Shirley Neal (HarperCollins Amistad)
• “Grown Woman” — Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Masquerade” — O.O. Sangoyomi (Forge Books – Tor Publishing Group)
• “Swift River” — Essie Chambers (Simon & Schuster)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

• “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me” — Whoopi Goldberg (Blackstone Publishing)
• “By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness” ― Her
  Story in Her Own Words — Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins (Forefront Books)
• “Do It Anyway: Don’t Give Up Before It Gets Good” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Foreword) (WaterBrook – Penguin Random House)
• “Lovely One: A Memoir” — Ketanji Brown Jackson (Random House)
• “Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” — JoyAnn Reid (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• “Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight” — Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets (Ink & Willow – Penguin Random House)
• “I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book)” — Tabitha Brown (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us” — Chanté Griffin (WaterBrook – Penguin Random House)
• “Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience” — Rebecca Moore (Author), Amberlee Green (Illustrator) (The Quarto Group/Leaping Hare Press)
• “Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair” — Tomesha Faxio (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• “Bluff: Poems” — Danez Smith (Graywolf Press)
• “Good Dress” — Brittany Rogers (Tin House Books)
• “Load in Nine Times: Poems” — Frank X Walker (Liveright Publishing – W.W. Norton & Company)
• “Song of My Softening” — Omotara James (Alice James Books)
• “This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets” — Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown and Company)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• “All I Need to Be” — Rachel Ricketts (Author), Tiffany Rose (Illustrator) with Luana Horry (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• “Cicely Tyson” — Renée Watson (Author), Sherry Shine (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
• “Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair” — Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)
• “My Hair Is a Book” — Maisha Oso (Author), London Ladd (Illustrator) (HarperCollins Publishers)
• “You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book” — Taraji P. Henson (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator) (Zonderkidz – HarperCollins)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• “American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky” —
  Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)
• “Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers The Story of the Last Black Cargo” — Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted by), Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
• “Black Star: The Door of No Return” — Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• “Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York” — Samarra St. Hilaire (Samarra St. Hilaire)
• “Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2)” — Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Graphic Novel

• “Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined” — David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic – Penguin Random House)
• “Black Defender: The Awakening” — Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov (Illustrator), Mr. Billy Blanks (Foreword) (Washington Comix)
• “Gamerville” — Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Ghost Roast” — Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon (Illustrator) (Versify – HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Punk Rock Karaoke” — Bianca Xunise (Viking Books for Young Readers)

Podcast Categories  

Outstanding News and Information Podcast

• “SundayCivics” (LJW Community Strategies)
• “After the Uprising” (iHeartPodcasts, Double Asterisk)
• “Into America: Uncounted Millions” (MSNBC)
• “Native Land Pod” (iHeartPodcasts, Reasoned Choice Media)
• “The Assignment with Audie Cornish” (CNN Audio)

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast

• “Balanced Black Girl” (Dear Media)
• “Is This Going to Cause An Argument” (Seven14Seven Media)
• “The R Spot with Iyanla” (Shondaland)
• “Therapy for Black Girls” (iHeartPodcasts)
• “We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling” (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Productions)

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast

• “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” (Wondery)
• “Club Shay Shay” (Shay Shay Media & The Volume)
• “Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay” (The Ringer)
• “We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling” (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Productions)
• “What Now? with Trevor Noah” (Spotify Studios in partnership with Day Zero Productions and Fulwell 73)

Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast

• “Naked Sports with Cari Champion” (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
• “Nightcap” (Shay Shay Media & The Volume)
• “Questlove Supreme” (iHeartPodcasts)
• “R&B Money Podcast” (R&B Money)
• “Two Funny Mamas” (Mocha Podcasts Network)

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form

• “About the Journey” (Marriott Bonvoy, AT WILL MEDIA & mntra)
• “Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown” (Lemonda Media)
• “Stranded” (Broadway Video)
• “The Wonder of Stevie” (Audible, Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios)
• “When We Win with Maya Rupert” (Lemonada Media)

Costume Design, Make-Up and Hairstyling Categories  

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

• Ernesto Martinez — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Megan Coates — “Shirley” (Netflix)
• Gersha Phillips — “The Big Cigar” (Apple TV+)
• Francine Jamison-Tanchuck — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• Paul Tazewell — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)

• Carol Rasheed — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Debi Young — “Shirley” (Netflix)
• Rebecca Lee — “Shōgun” (Netflix)
• Matiki Anoff — “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
• Para Malden — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)

• Terry Hunt — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
• Lawrence Davis — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
• Nakoya Yancey — “Shirley” (Netflix)
• Brian Badie — “The Penguin” (HBO/Max)
• Andrea Mona Bowman — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Stunt Category  

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

• “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
• “Grotesquerie” (FX/Hulu)
• “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
• “Red One” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• “Them: The Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)

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